Please see below the agenda for the 2008 World Aluminium Conference. The 14th World Aluminium Conference will take place in Dubai from 10-12 May 2009.

13th World Aluminium Conference
21 - 24 September 2008
Hilton Chongqing, P.R of China  

Sunday 21 September

09:00   Departure from the Hilton Chongqing to The Ancient Town of Ciqikou.

13:00 Lunch at the Hilton Chongqing

18:30  Welcome Reception hosted by UC RUSAL

Monday 22 September

Chairman for the morning - WELCOME ADDRESS
Paul Robinson, Group Manager - Non-ferrous Metals, CRU Analysis

WELCOME ADDRESS
Robert Perlman, Chairman, CRU

WELCOME ADDRESS
Xiao Yaqing, Chairman & CEO, Chalco

WELCOME ADDRESS
Kang Yi, Chairman, China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association

WELCOME ADDRESS
Mayor/Vice Major, City of Chongqing

ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS IN CHONGQING
Director,  Chongqing Development and Reform Commission

COFFEE BREAK
Hosted by: HATCH

SESSION 1 – GLOBAL STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT

KEYNOTE I: (Title tbc)
Luo Jianchuan, President, Chalco

UC RUSAL AND CHINA IN THE GLOBAL ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY: POTENTIAL FOR CO-OPERATION
Sergey Belskiy, Acting Director for Sales and Marketing, UC Rusal

DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE STRATEGY OF THE GLOBAL ALUMINIUM
INDUSTRY
Paul Robinson, Group Manager - Non-ferrous Metals, CRU Analysis

SESSION 2 – DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ASIAN ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY

KEYNOTE I: DEVELOPMENTS OF SWA
Zhao Shiqing, General Manager, Southwest Aluminium Group (Co), Ltd

PRESENTATION (title tbc)
Jinya Chen, President Asia Pacific, Alcoa

LUNCH
Hosted by: Koppers

Chairman Afternoon Day One :
Mahmood M. Daylami, Deputy Chief Executive, Aluminium Bahrain
B.S.C.

DEVELOPMENT OF ALUMINIUM STRIP AND FOIL USED FOR PACKING
AND CONTAINER
Jiang Zhixiong, General Manager, North China Aluminium Co., Ltd

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF AL-ALLOY
Lu Lin, Chairman, Baotou Aluminium (Group) Co., Ltd

COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 3 – ALUMINIUM RAW MATERIALS

DUBAL - SECURING OUR FUTURE
Dr Sringeri Chandrashekar, Chief Development Officer: Alumina
Projects, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited

AN INSIGHT INTO THE BAUXITE-ALUMINA MARKET - PERSONAL VIEWS
ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF AUSTRALIA AND CAPE ALUMINA
Dr Paul Messenger, CEO, Cape Alumina

CARBON PITCH DEVELOPMENTS: IMPACT ON CHINA AND ITS MARKETS
Liu Guo Qin, Chairman
Co-Presenter: Ian Doherty, Vice President China Operations, Koppers
Inc.
Koppers (China) Chemical Company

AUSTRALIAN OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES - ISSUES FOR THE
ALUMINA & ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES IN THE CARBON CONSTRAINED
AUSTRALIAN POLICY ENVIRONMENT
Ron Knapp, Executive Director, Australian Aluminium Council

THE PREBAKED CARBON ANODE DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
Lang Guanghui, President,  Sunstone CARBON

17:30 End of Sessions

18:00 Departure from Hilton Chongqing to Empark Grand Hotel Chongqing

19:30  DINNER
Ballroom, Empark Grand Hotel Chongqing
Hosted by: CHALCO

21:30 Departure from Empark Grand Hotel Chongqing to Hilton Chongqing

Tuesday, 23 September

09:00 Chairman – Opening Address
Ding Haiyan, Vice President, Chalco

SESSION 4 – GLOBAL STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ALUMINIUM IS THE METAL FOR THE FUTURE AND HYDRO'S FUTURE IS IN ALUMINIUM
Tom Einar Rysst-Jensen, Senior Vice President, Head of Smelter Growth, Hydro Aluminium

RIO TINTO ALCAN: POISED FOR GROWTH IN THE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
Dr Liu Xiaoling, President, Primary Metal Pacific, Rio Tinto Alcan 

RISK ADJUSTED DECISION MAKING IN ALUMINIUM PROJECTS
Colin Pratt, Director, CRU Strategies

COFFEE BREAK
Hosted by:   HYDRO

SESSION 5 – ALUMINIUM FABRICATION & END USERS

RESOURCE CONSERVATION & ENERGY SAVINGS THROUGH
ALUMINIUM RECYCLING & INNOVATION
Tom Walpole, President, Novelis Asia

CANMAKING AND CAN STOCK MARKET IN EUROPE
Raphael Thevenin, Business Development & Marketing Manager,
Alcan

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF NANSHAN ALUMINIUM
Liu Haishi, General Manager, Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd

DEVELOPMENT OF ALUMINIUM PROFILES INDUSTRY
He Zeji, General Manager, Fujian Nanping Aluminium Co., Ltd

SMELTER METAL TO SHEET VIA THE HAZELETT® TWIN BELT PROCESS:
ENERGY SAVINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
David Hazelett, Executive Vice President, Hazelett Strip-Casting
Corporation

LUNCHEON

SESSION 6 – FINANCE AND MARKET OUTLOOK

Chairman
Paul Robinson, Group Manager – Non-ferrous Metals, CRU Analysis

THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE: 30 YEARS OF ALUMINIUM FUTURES
George Adcock, Business Manager – Non-ferrous Metals, London
Metal Exchange

ALUMINIUM: EQUITY VERSUS METAL MARKETS - WHO'S WINNING?
John Redstone, Senior Analyst Metals and Mining (tbc), Desjardins  Securities

LME Aluminium - The View from the Trenches
Jeremy Goldwyn, Business Development - Asia, Sucden UK Limited

MARKET PRICE RISKS
Marco Georgiou, Section Head Primary Aluminium, CRU

Panel Discussions & Questions from the Floor

COFFEE BREAK
Hosted by:   HYDRO

16:00: PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Christopher Stobart, Managing Consultant, CRU Strategies
The cost of this workshop is $100 (available to World Aluminium Conference delegates only).

Topics for the workshop will include

- Market terms discussed – CRU PRM’s glossary of market terms explained
- The role of the global speculator in today’s metal markets
- The difference between hedging and price risk management

18:00 End of Day 2

18:30  Departure from the Hilton Chongqing to River Sight Tour

19:00 Traditional Dinner on the Boat

21:00  Departure from the River Sight Tour to Hilton Chongqing & Empark Grand Hotel Chongqing

Wednesday, 24 September

08:30 Departure from the Hilton Chongqing to SWA (Southwest
Aluminium (Group) Co, Ltd) & Xipeng Industrial Park

12:00 LUNCHEON  Hilton Chongqing
Hosted by:CHALCO

 
17:30 End of Conference